Decorative drawing: an ornate nineteenth-century American house. Not a photograph of this place.

Nomination for Wheeler, John, House

The case file that argued this property on to the National Register: 1,587 words across 10 pages, filed in 1978. Read by 4 independent recognisers, of which at least 3 had to agree before a line was published.

Source document Held by the National Archives in Record Group 79 as reference 78002034, where it exists only as a scan with no text layer. The words below were read off that scan by 4 independent recognisers at two resolutions. Only lines that at least 3 of them returned identically appear below; where they disagreed, the line is withheld rather than guessed, so some of the form's furniture is missing. Spelling is never corrected, so a stray character that all the readers agreed on is the recogniser's and the typewriter's.. Nothing is summarised, corrected or written by this site. See the catalogue record, or return to the property.

From the form

The catalogue entry the section above was filed under.

Form No. 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES DEC 1 INVENTORY -- NOMINATION FORM SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN HOW TO COMPLETE NATIONAL REGISTER FORMS TYPE ALL ENTRIES -- COMPLETE APPLICABLE SECTIONS AND/OR COMMON STREET & NUMBER NOT FOR PUBLICATION CITY. TOWN - VICINITY OF #23 - Ronald Mottl PRESENT USE PUBLIC -COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE _WORK IN PROGRESS - XPRIVATE RESIDENCE SITE IN PROCESS XYES: RESTRICTED -YES: UNRESTRICTED MILITARY OWNER OF PROPERTY John J. Whitney, Esq. 5 LOCATION OF LEGAL DESCRIPTION REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC.
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS 035 44017 039 44114 OBJECT Columbus DATE LOCATION BOTH UNOCCUPIED TITLE CODE Berea STATE Cleveland COUNTY CLASSIFICATION GOVERNMENT HISTORIC Ohio PARK CATEGORY OWNERSHIP SCIENTIFIC AGRICULTURE 43211 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT MUSEUM ACCESSIBLE Ohio Historic Inventory Cuyahoga County Recorder's Office _EDUCATIONAL CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT November 1977 _BEING CONSIDERED STATUS TRANSPORTATION NAME XBUILDING(S) Historic Preservation Office - Ohio Historical Society DATE ENTERED PUBLIC ACQUISITION 445 South Rocky River Drive PH0681741 X.PRIVATE COURTHOUSE. 1219 Ontario Avenue FOR NPS USE ONLY Wheeler, John, House -OTHER: (Rev. 10-74) RECEIVED AUG 1 1 1978 _ENTERTAINMENT 1978 Cuyahoga S_RELIGIOUS DESCRIPTION - CHECK ONE - _DETERIORATED HXORIGINAL SITE _MOVED - DATE. DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (IF KNOWN) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE

Description of the property

The John Wheeler House is a square, brick structure with a shallow hip roof plain lintel on the second floor, and a sidelighted entrance on the first floor. a wide frieze, and a paneled door leading to a rear shed-roof porch and There are three sandstone stoops adjacent to the house, one leading to the Otherwise, the interior spaces as well as the moldings and finishes remain ashlar. CONDITION EXCELLENT intact. XGOOD UNALTERED frieze then that on the front section of the house. The rear wing also has screen panels and a central screened doorway.The foundation is of random decorated frieze with pendants and brackets.Below the cornice are painted stairway.It is clad with narrow horizontal siding and has an exposed random this hallway was taken out on the first floor to enlarge.the adjoining rooms.
The east elevation has two entrances, one leading into the main two story block, and the other leading into a one and one-half story gabled rear wing. structure has an assortment of modern double-hung and casement windows, This brick extension has similar fenestration detail, but with a narrower culminating in a balustraded belvedere. The cornice features a wide, un- ashlar basement with a small doorway leading to what was once a root cellar. gable roof of what was originally a summer kitchen. This wood frame _UNEXPOSED two windows in the gable that flank a chimney and look out upon the shallow _RUINS -FAIR plain stone lintels and lug sills. The facade has a central doorway with a A full length front porch is supported on Tuscan columns and enclosed with The main two story block has four rooms on each floor with a central stairhall from front to rear.
When the front porch was added (1913), one wall of XALTERED AREAS OF

Statement of significance

Also, the structure offers an unusual combination of elements from the Federal, The house, one of the oldest structures in Berea, was built in 1834 by Jonathan was the brother of James Wallace, a wealthy quarry owner in Berea and the University in 1913 to become Baldwin-Wallace College). The original structure drew from both the Federal style, reflected in the two story, five-bay, central stairhall arrangement, and the Greek Revival style, The hip roof and open belvedere were later Italianate alterations, probably in terms of architectural style.
1834 X1800-1899 ART INVENTION XARCHITECTURE XEDUCATION ARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC AGRICULTURE THEATER PERIOD TRANSPORTATION PHILOSOPHY SIGNIFICANCE LAW LITERATURE SCIENCE INDUSTRY _EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT were among the first residents in Middleburg Township, with Ephriam constructing more subtly expressed in its rectilinearity and three dimensional quality. _COMMUNICATIONS that era's concern with aesthetic formality and functional informality. the first president of the first university in Cuyahoga County, Baldwin University. -1600-1699 The John Wheeler House is an important landmark in Berea, constructed by one the Methodist Church of Berea.Wheeler held the position of university presi- The house has adapted well to the various architectural tastes of its owners.
founder and benefactor of German Wallace College (which merged with Baldwin _PREHISTORIC -1400-1499 addition of the front porch and the alteration of the interior stairhall show Thus, the John Wheeler House stands as one of the area's most significant Vaughn.The identity of the original owner has yet to be found.The Vaughns Greek Revival, Italianate, and Neo-classic styles. of the town's first settlers and owned by some of its most influential citizens. its first gristmill and Jonathan its first sawmill and many of its early houses.
landmarks in.terms of local history and one of its most unusual structures He also served as the professor of mental and moral science and the pastor of -CONSERVATION -1700-1799 -1500-1599 In 1855,Rev.John Wheeler purchased the house.He came to Berea to become _ECONOMICS made soon after its purchase by Rev.Wheeler in1855.Finally,the1913 - ENGINEERING dent until 1870,the same year he sold the house to George Wallace. George - MUSIC _ARCHEOLOGY-PREHISTORIC : COMMUNITY PLANNING _LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE -_ RELIGION

The rest of the file

Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.

MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES Ensign, D. W. & Co.; History of Cuyahoga County; 1879; pg. 171,173, 202, 478. Cuyahoga County Atlases - 1874, 1892. 10 GEOGRAPHICAL DATA ACREAGE OF NOMINATED PROPERTY _ VERBAL BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION This property consists of the lot identified as Permanent Parcel No. 364-26-13. LIST ALL STATES AND COUNTIES FOR PROPERTIES OVERLAPPING STATE OR COUNTY BOUNDARIES STATE ( 11 FORM PREPARED BY NAME / TITLE John J. Whitney & Tom Fisher - Preservationist December 1977 STREET & NUMBER CITY OR TOWN 12 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER CERTIFICATION THE EVALUATED SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS PROPERTY WITHIN THE STATE IS: NATIONAL - LOCAL V As the designated State Historic Preservation Officer for the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Public Law 89-665). 1 criteria and procedures set forth by the National Park Service.
STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICER SIGNATURE I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PROPERTY IS INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER GPO 892-453 44106 429 ORGANIZATION 216-721-5722 DATE NORTHING COUNTY TELEPHONE CODE Ohio Western Reserve Historical Society Berea Quadrangle UTM REFERENCES ZONE EASTING hereby nominate this property for inclusion in the National Register and certify that it has been evaluated according to the 10825 East Blvd. 1.75 acres FOR NPS USE ONLY ATTEST: Holzworth, W.F.;Men of Grit and Greatness; 1970;pg.27,175,176,18l. 8la178 Rose, W.G.; Cleveland, The Making of a City; 1950; pg. 273, 1068.
ZONE Cleveland Inventory - BRANCH CHIEF DEC 1 OTHER KEEPER HAER Entered ARCHEOLOGIST CONTROL TECHNICAL Re-submit Send-back Review Property Federal Register Entry National Register Write-up State United States Department of the Interior National Park Service WAso No.7 W heeler, Working Number 8. 11.78.385 Photos _ INT:2106- 74 REVIEW UNIT CHIEF OK-8.14.28 11.27.28 #1 Wheeler, John, House Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio Facade - looking northeast DEC 1 1978 Tom Fisher - November 1977 Western Reserve Hist. AUG 111978 #2 Wheeler , John, House Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio Tom Fisher - November 1977 AUG 1 1 1978 DEC 1 East elevation - looking west Western Reserve Hist. Soc. #3 Wheeler, John, House Tom Fisher - November 1977 AUG 11 1978 DEC 1 West elevation - looking east Western Reserve Hist. Soc.
Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio 1978 BEREA QUADRANGLE 1978 7.5 MINUTE SERIES (TOPOGRAPHIC) DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR UNITED STATES BEREA, OHIO John Wheeler House PARMA HEIGHTS DEC 1 17-420/120-4578/620 RECEIVED GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ROAD CLASSIFICATION Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio DEC 1 Wheeler, John, House Cronenwett, Georg, House Honorable Howard M. Metzenbaum Honorable John H. Glenn, Jr. Dr. Thomas H. Smith Columbus, Ohio 43211 12/15/78 Byers/bjr Location STATE Director Name Cuyahoga County OHIO Newark vicinity Upland Farm Lucas County Also Notified Muskingum County Date Entered Licking County Toledo Club State Historic Preservation Officer Honorable John M. Ashbrook Sandusky County Dresden Suspension Bridge Honorable Clarence E. Miller Interstate 7l at 17th Avenue Honorable Ronald M. Mottl Honorable Delbert L. Latta ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER The Ohio Historical Society Honorable Thomas L.
Ashley Woodville 1978 Dresden 2 OTHER NAMES: 3) date of entry: ) county code: Wheeler, John, House DEC 1 city / town 445 S. Rocky River Dr.
(12)SOURCE of NOMINATION - LOCAL O deteriorated Oaltered Doriginal site Oexeellent 9C NOT INTACT-O Ogood Ounexposed 5O UNKNOWN -6 Ounexcavated " AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE : -RECREATION -28 2CLAIMS: explain -ARCHEOLOGY - prehistoric-2 'first' O -COMMERCE -6 - LAW- 16 - RELIGION- 22 C SETTLEMENT-29 CARCHEOLOGY-historic-1 - COMMUNICATIONS -7 - EXPLORATION -12 - LITERATURE - 17 - SCIENCE - 23 'oldest' O - AGRICULTURE-3 - CONSERVATION - 8 - HEALTH - 27 - MILITARY - 18 - ARCHITECTURE-4 - ECONOMICS- 9 C INDUSTRY- 13 J MUSIC - 19 - SOCIAL / CULTURAL - 30 'only' D - ART-5 - EDUCATION-10 - INVENTION - 14 - PHILOSOPHY - 20 - TRANSPORTATION - 25 major alterations : @6) arch itectural style(s): )master builder: landscape architect / garden designer: ( interior decorator: ~builder/contractor: EVENTS : _date 035 1978 Cuyahoga Midwest Berea ETHNIC ASSOCIATION GROUP ENGINEERING-11 STATE FEDERAL INSTITUTIONAL: ENTERTAINMENT-26 PRIVATE ORGANIZATION PERSONAL: SUBSTANTIALLY INTACT-1 WHEN HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT: CURRENTLY: historic events: vicinity of ADMINISTRATOR: NPS REGION dates of initial construction: if state who prepared form?
NATIONAL REGISTER WRITE-UP NATIONAL REGISTER DATA SHEET URBAN PLANWING-31 Dmoved Dfeatures: SAVED? YES Sfunctions Oruins CONGRESS. DISTRICT 1 CONDITION Dreconstructed 3O NOT APPLICABLE - 9 - No Access - SOCIAL/HUMANITARIAN-24 OTHER (SPECIFY) Gartisan: artist: engineer: NOT APPLICABLE-8 IS PROPERTY A HISTORIC DISTRICT?yesno Dfair LOCATION street & number